PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wallace
vs
Griffin

195 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Austin Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Wallace misses the jab.
Griffin tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Wallace throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
A little feinted left hand from Wallace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Austin Griffin has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace connects with a single shot there.
Griffin misses with an uppercut
and Wallace counters with a left right combination that sends Griffin crashing to the mat - Wallace wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Griffin out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Wallace!
William Wallace retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, William Wallace thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.